Wagon-axle truss



(No Model.)

0. J. WILLIAMS.

WAGON AXLETRUSS.

Patented Feb. 28, 1888.

Mhu ssm.

UNITED STATES- PATENT ()FFICE.

OSCAR J. WILLIAMS, OF LAW'ION, MICHIGAN.

WAGON AXLE TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,535, dated February28, 1888.

Application filed May 27, 1887.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR J. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lawton, county of Van Buren, State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful VVagoaAxle Truss, of which the following is aspecification. This invention has for its object the below described andclaimed construction designed g with a nut, as shown.

to effect certain useful results set forth.

In the drawings forming apart of this specification, Figure l is anelevation of the trussed axle, portions being in section; and Fig. 2 isan under plan View of Fig. 1.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, B is an axle andA abolster for heavy wagons. Between the axle and bolster are the ends ofthe ordinary reach, a, and braces u a.

One end of the truss-rods a is passed through a slot in the end of theaxle, as at n, Fig. 1, and secured at the end by a nut, as heretofore.Vhile I prefer this ordinary plan, of course this end of the truss-rodsmay be otherwise attached to the axle. From thence the rods or extendand lap by each other, as shown in Fig.

'2, terminating in a right-angled end passed up through the axle andbolster, Fig. 1. The upper end of the rod is threaded and provided Thusthis end of the lapping truss-rods is not only firmly attached to theaxle. but it serves the office of bolts, which would be otherwise usedto secure the bolster to the axle. This bolt end of the trussrods passesthrough an eye in the end of the iron braces t, thus holding said endand it forming a washer or metal face around the hole in the axle at thebend in the truss-rod.

Of course, if preferred, the truss-rod may have an eye registering withthe hole in the axle and the ordinary bolt be passed up through it inlieu of the truss-rod, forming a bolt at the end.

The truss-rods may rest directly on the eyed Serial No. 239,550. (Nomodel.)

end of the braces i, so as to bind closely to the axle, and ordinarilythis will be best. The lapping trussrods a rest on the block orprojection a between them' and the under side of the axle B. The axlehere shown is the rear one; but the front axle may be trussed in likemanner. With this lapping truss the entire length of the axle is trnssedby both rods, and also the central portion, and each individual rodtrusses independently separate portions of the axle, and, if necessary,one rod may be tensioned tighter than the other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A vehicle-axlehaving a projection on the under side, combined with a truss composed oftwo rods, their inner ends being lapped by each other and extending welloutward beyond the axial projection upon which both rods rest,-and eachlapped end being attached to the axle at individual points a littleremoved from the inner end of the skeins, whereby each rod independentlytrusses separate portions of the axle each side of its center betweenits ends, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a vehicle axle and bolster, the lapping trussrods having the angled ends passed up through the axle and bolster andserving as bolts, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a vehicle-axle and the braces having the eyedend, the lapping truss rods having the bolt end passed up through theeye of the brace and the hole in the axle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name inpresence of two witnesses.

OSCAR J. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

J OHN O. PERKINS, BENJAMIN F. Bax.

